Variability of Old Sweet Cherries Found in Slovak Regions and Their Preservation

Abstract The work is focused on the evaluation of variability of morphological and pomological characteristics of several old sweet cherries (Prunus avium L.) that were found in different Slovak regions. The experimental work has been performed during two years, 2014 and 2015. The following characteristics according to the descriptor list of subgenus Cerasus were evaluated - period of flowering and ripening, morphological characteristics of the flowers, fruit size, fruit weight, and quality parameters. The results showed high variability of evaluated accessions. From the 13 surveyed localities, the most valuable accessions were found in the locality Hornį Streda - places Čachtice, Krakovany, Nitra, and Brdárka. During the collecting expeditions, 170 accessions of sweet cherry, with fruit of the different quality were found. The most interesting accessions were grafted onto rootstocks with different intensity of growth (Prunus avium L., Prunus mahaleb L., and ‘Gisela5’). Some of the selected cherry accessions can be used for commercial growing after tests, while some of them can be used only for collection of genetic resources and as potential genitors in breeding programmes.

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Flowering and Fruiting of `Burlat' Sweet Cherry on Size-controlling Rootstock

HortScience ◽

10.21273/hortsci.29.6.611 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 29 (6) ◽

pp. 611-612 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Frank Kappel ◽

Jean Lichou

Keyword(s):

Sweet Cherry ◽

Prunus Avium ◽

Fruit Set ◽

Fruit Size ◽

Fruit Weight ◽

Prunus Cerasus ◽

Sweet Cherries ◽

One Year ◽

Size Controlling

The effect of rootstock on the flowering and fruiting response of sweet cherries (Prunus avium L.) was investigated using 4-year-old branch units. The cherry rootstock Edabriz (Prunus cerasus L.) affected the flowering and fruiting response of `Burlat' sweet cherry compared to Maxma 14 and F12/1. Branches of trees on Edabriz had more flowers, more flowers per spur, more spurs, more fruit, higher yields, smaller fruit, and a reduced fruit set compared to the standard rootstock, F12/1. One-year-old branch sections had more flowers and fruit, higher fruit weight, and heavier fruit size compared to older branch portions.

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The effect of different types of rootstock on the quality of maiden trees of sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) cv. ‘Regina’

Acta Agrobotanica ◽

10.5586/aa.2014.051 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 67 (4) ◽

pp. 43-50 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Piotr Baryła ◽

Magdalena Kapłan ◽

Marcela Krawiec

Keyword(s):

Sweet Cherry ◽

Prunus Avium ◽

Quality Characteristics ◽

Sweet Cherries ◽

Prunus Mahaleb ◽

Different Types ◽

Prunus Avium L ◽

Gisela 5 ◽

Cherry Trees

Over the period 2006–2009 in Lublin, a study was conducted to determine the effect of five types of rootstock: ‘Colt’, ‘F12/1’, sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.), ‘GiSelA 5’ and ‘Piast’ mahaleb cherry (Prunus mahaleb L.), on the growth and quality of maiden sweet cherry trees cv. ‘Regina’ in a commercial nursery. Based on the three-year average, rootstocks were shown to have a significant effect on the investigated quality characteristics of maiden sweet cherry trees. Trees budded on ‘Colt’ vegetative rootstock were characterized by strongest growth and best quality. In each year, they were thicker, higher and better branched than sweet cherries on the rootstock. Under the tested conditions, ‘GiSelA 5’ dwarf rootstock significantly reduced the growth and quality of budded sweet cherry trees in the nursery. During the period 2007–2009, no physiological incompatibility symptoms were observed ‘Regina’ sweet cherry cv. and ‘Piast’ seedling rootstocks. The growth of trees budded on ‘Piast’ mahaleb cherry was poorer than on ‘Colt’ clonal rootstock, but it was stronger than on ‘F12/1’ and Prunus avium L. rootstocks.

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Pomological and phytochemical evaluation of different cherry species: mahaleb (Prunus mahaleb L.), wild sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) and wild sour cherry (Prunus cerasus L.), sweet and sour cherry cultivars

Acta Scientiarum Polonorum Hortorum Cultus ◽

10.24326/asphc.2019.4.17 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 18 (4) ◽

pp. 181-191

Author(s):

Fırat Ege Karaat ◽

Kazim Gündüz ◽

Onur Saraçoğlu ◽

Hakan Yıldırım

Keyword(s):

Antioxidant Capacity ◽

Sweet Cherry ◽

Prunus Avium ◽

Principal Component ◽

Sour Cherry ◽

Prunus Cerasus ◽

Total Weight ◽

Sweet Cherries ◽

Prunus Mahaleb ◽

Prunus Avium L

Cherries are known as health friendly fruits due to their abundant phytochemical compositions. This study was conducted to determine phytochemical and pomological fruit properties of different cherry species including mahaleb (Prunus mahaleb L.), wild sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.), wild sour cherry (Prunus cerasus L.), two sweet cherries (‘Napoleon’ and ‘Starks Gold’) and one sour cherry (‘Kütahya’) cultivars. For this aim, together with various pomological traits, total phenolics and anthocyanin contents, antioxidant capacity, organic acids, sugars, were analyzed in fruits of relevant genotypes. Results of all examined traits significantly varied between genotypes. Mahaleb showed the highest TSS (30.17%), fructose (8.71 μg/g) and glucose (20.74 μg/g) contents. Wild sour cherry gave the highest antioxidant capacity (13.25 mmol TE/kg total weight), anthocyanin (351.0 mg Pg-3-glk/kg total weight), citric acid (0.56 μg/g) and malic acid (2.96 μg/g) contents. As a rootstock, mahaleb was found to be superior in some of the traits when compared to wild sweet cherry. Significant correlations were observed between various traits. Additionally, principal component analysis (PCA) revealed different relationships among the traits and evaluated genotypes.

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Fruit Characteristics and Sensory Attributes of an Ideal Sweet Cherry

HortScience ◽

10.21273/hortsci.31.3.443 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 31 (3) ◽

pp. 443-446 ◽

Cited By ~ 67

Author(s):

Frank Kappel ◽

Bob Fisher-Fleming ◽

Eugene Hogue

Keyword(s):

Sweet Cherry ◽

Prunus Avium ◽

Objective Assessment ◽

Fruit Size ◽

Fruit Weight ◽

Soluble Solids ◽

Industry Standard ◽

Solids Concentration ◽

Sweet Cherries ◽

Panel Rating

The relationship between the objective assessment of analytical measures of sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) fruit quality and the corresponding sensory panel rating was studied. The optimum size, based on average fruit weight, for sweet cherries was 11 to 12 g. A nine-row or 29- to 30-mm-diameter sweet cherry would be the equivalent industry standard. When two separate panels were conducted with overlapping samples, panelists had similar results for optimum fruit size. The optimum color is represented by the #6 color chip of the prototype of the Centre Technique Interprofessionnel des Fruits et Légumes (CTIFL) scale (#5 in new commercial CTIFL chart). A fruit firmness between 70 and 75 using a Shore Instrument durometer was considered optimum. Minimum soluble solids concentration (SSC) for sweet cherries was between 17% and 19% and optimum pH of the juice was 3.8. The optimum sweet–sour balance was between 1.5 and 2 (SSC/ml NaOH).

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Impact of boron foliar fertilization on annual fluctuation of B in sweet cherry leaves and fruit quality

International Journal of Horticultural Science ◽

10.31421/ijhs/14/3/798 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 14 (3) ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

P. T. Nagy ◽

T. Thurzó ◽

Z. Szabó ◽

J. Nyéki

Keyword(s):

Fruit Quality ◽

Sweet Cherry ◽

Prunus Avium ◽

Fruit Weight ◽

Soluble Solids ◽

Annual Fluctuation ◽

Sweet Cherries ◽

Prunus Mahaleb ◽

Leaf Tissues ◽

Beginning Of Flowering

The goal of the study was to examine response of sweet cherries (Prunus avium L.) to boron (B) fertilization. The experiment was conducted during 2005-2007 in West Hungary on mature cv. `Germersdorfi 3' grafted on Prunus mahaleb rootstock. Sweet cherry trees planted on a calcareous chernozem soil. Trees were foliar-fertilized with B. Foliar B sprays were performed: (1) in the spring, at the stage of white bud, beginning of flowering (B1), and (2) repeated 5 weeks after full bloom (B2). In each of spring spray treatments, B was applied at a rate of 0.15 kg ha-I. Trees untreated with B served as a control. The results showed that B fertilization had effect on B concentration in leaf tissues, mostly after ripening. B was present significantly higher amount in leaf in treated samples after ripening. Mean fruit weight was slightly increased by B fertilization. Fruit sensitivity to cracking was not influenced by B fertilization. Nevertheless, from our data it can be conclude that the sensitivity of fruit to cracking is improved when the fruit is riper, the fruit density and fruit weight are higher. The soluble solids varied between 15.0 and 15.9% according to the treatments. Our results for the monosaccharides investigated varied between 5.1 and 7.2 as glucose and fructose as well. Galactose and sucrose was detected very small amount in the unprocessed cherries. Applied B treatments increased sugar contents but decreased organic acid contents in sweet cherry fruits. It is concluded that under conditions of this experiment, B fertilization can be recommended in sweet cherry culture to improve fruit quality and their appearance.

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PaCYP78A9, a Cytochrome P450, Regulates Fruit Size in Sweet Cherry (Prunus avium L.)

Frontiers in Plant Science ◽

10.3389/fpls.2017.02076 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 8 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Xiliang Qi ◽

Congli Liu ◽

Lulu Song ◽

Yuhong Li ◽

Ming Li

Keyword(s):

Cytochrome P450 ◽

Sweet Cherry ◽

Prunus Avium ◽

Fruit Size ◽

Prunus Avium L

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The Profile and Content of Polyphenols and Carotenoids in Local and Commercial Sweet Cherry Fruits (Prunus avium L.) and Their Antioxidant Activity In Vitro

Antioxidants ◽

10.3390/antiox8110534 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 8 (11) ◽

pp. 534 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Dominika Średnicka-Tober ◽

Alicja Ponder ◽

Ewelina Hallmann ◽

Agnieszka Głowacka ◽

Elżbieta Rozpara

Keyword(s):

Antioxidant Activity ◽

Bioactive Compounds ◽

Sweet Cherry ◽

Prunus Avium ◽

Sweet Cherries ◽

High Antioxidant Activity ◽

Positive Correlations ◽

Sweet Cherry Cultivars ◽

Prunus Avium L

The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the content of a number of bioactive compounds and antioxidant activity of fruits of selected local and commercial sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) cultivars. The experiment showed that the selected cultivars of sweet cherries differ significantly in the content of polyphenolic compounds and carotenoids. The fruits of commercial sweet cherry cultivars were, on average, richer in polyphenols (the sum of phenolic compounds determined chromatographically), flavonoids, as well as anthocyanins and were characterized by higher antioxidant activity when compared to the local, traditional cultivars. In the group of the traditional sweet cherry cultivars, particular attention could be paid to Black Late cv., showing the highest antioxidant activity of fruits. In the group of commercial sweet cherry cultivars, Cordia and Sylvia fruits could be recognized as being rich in bioactive compounds with high antioxidant activity. Yellow skin cultivars were characterized by the highest concentrations of carotenoids. Strong positive correlations between the identified bioactive compounds and antioxidant activity of fruits were also found. Although different cultivars of sweet cherries show a high variability in phenolics and carotenoids profiles as well as in the antioxidant activity of fruits, they all should be, similarly to other types of cherries, recognized as a rich source of bioactive compounds with an antioxidant potential.

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CROP LOAD EFFECT ON PRODUCTIVITY AND QUALITY PARAMETERS OF SWEET CHERRY (PRUNUS AVIUM L.)

Acta Horticulturae ◽

10.17660/actahortic.2012.932.27 ◽

2012 ◽

pp. 187-193 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

M.L. Carvalho ◽

C. Dias ◽

C. Barrisca ◽

M. Branca ◽

J.P. De Melo-Abreu

Keyword(s):

Sweet Cherry ◽

Prunus Avium ◽

Quality Parameters ◽

Crop Load ◽

Load Effect ◽

Prunus Avium L

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Resistance of sweet cherry cultivars to fruit surface pitting

Canadian Journal of Plant Science ◽

10.4141/p05-244 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 86 (4) ◽

pp. 1197-1202 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Frank Kappel ◽

Peter Toivonen ◽

Sabina Stan ◽

Darrell-Lee McKenzie

Keyword(s):

Key Words ◽

Sweet Cherry ◽

Prunus Avium ◽

Industry Standard ◽

Sweet Cherries ◽

Sweet Cherry Cultivars ◽

Fruit Surface ◽

Prunus Avium L

A recently developed technique was used to determine the susceptibility to fruit surface pitting of new sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) cultivars and compare them to an industry standard. The cultivars tested included Bing (industry standard), Cristalina, Lapins, Sandra Rose, Santina, Skeena, Sonata, Staccato, and Sweetheart. Fruit were harvested at commercial maturity, injured, held at 1°C for 2 wk and then rated for fruit surface pitting. The cultivars Lapins, Skeena, Staccato, and Sweetheart had less pitting than Bing. Cristalina and Sonata tended to have similar levels of injury to Bing and Sandra Rose and Santina tended to have more severe pitting than Bing. Key words: Sweet cherries, cultivars, simulated pitting injury

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